Grow Your Garden: The Best Fruits, Veggies, and Flowers to Plant This Spring
What does the beginning of spring mean to you? It might be swapping out your sweaters for skirts or doing a massive spring cleaning.
However, some prefer to ring in springtime with a little gardening. If you’re an aspiring plant parent that doesn’t know what to grow this spring, we’ve got you covered.
fruits
There is nothing worse than craving your favorite fruit and then realizing it is out of season. If you are looking to grow something sweet, you might want to consider picking up some of the fruit seeds below.
Strawberries
Nothing screams spring like strawberries, and lucky for you, they are great to garden in the springtime. Strawberries need six hours of direct sunlight each day—so make sure you plant your seeds in a sunny spot! They will also need regular water to grow; about 1-2 inches each day is the recommendation.
Pears
Pears are another springtime fruit you should consider growing this season. Pear trees need to be grown in fertile, well-drained soil. This plant will also need to be in full sunlight for about six hours a day—just like strawberries.
blueberries
A big bowl of blueberries in the spring just sounds right. This is another fruit that is great to grow during early spring. Blueberry bushes also grow best in direct sunlight and in moist, well-drained soil.
veggies
Though they might not be as sweet as some of the fruits above, vegetables are an essential part of everyone’s diet. There are some veggies that grow best in the springtime, and we’re here to tell you all about them.
Carrots
Carrots are often associated with springtime, and of course, bunnies. This vegetable requires a bed, full sun, and cool soil in order to grow. Carrots are bound to add some color to your vegetable garden this year.
tomatoes
Another colorful vegetable you can grow in your garden this year is tomatoes—especially because they can be used to make sauce for everyone’s favorite carb, pasta. Tomato plants also need to be grown in well-drained soil and spend about eight hours per day in direct sunlight.
kale
We could not talk about vegetables and fail to include one green. Kale is another plant that thrives during the springtime. Though this vegetable may prefer full sun, it can also be grown in partial shade as well—which means apartment livers can grow kale!
flowers
What would spring gardening be without planting any flowers? Growing flowers will not only make your garden colorful, but you can make bouquets to put inside your home or even gift to others. Here are the best flowers to grow in the springtime.
tulips
Tulips are arguably the most iconic springtime flower. If you are looking to garden some of your own this season, they can be grown in both full sunlight and partial shade. They also require well-drained soil.
peonies
If you are a Gossip Girl (2007) fan, you might remember peonies being Blair Waldorf’s (Leighton Meester) favorite flowers. This plant requires lots of sun and a mildly-acidic soil.
Azaleas
Azaleas are another iconic springtime flower. These gorgeous plants grow best in areas that have sunnier mornings and shadier afternoons. Azaleas also thrive best in well-drained soil.
We hope these springtime gardening recommendations inspire you to go out and grow some plant babies of your own!
What will be growing in your garden this spring? Leave a comment below.